Expert Analysis

Employer Tips For Navigating Tenn. Noncompete Law

Although a new Tennessee law will limit the enforceability of noncompetes, including by categorically prohibiting ... (more story)

New Connecticut Law On Employers' AI Use Is Inventive

A recently passed Connecticut law regulating the use of artificial intelligence in employment decisions innovates ... (more story)

NIL Contracts Test Limits On College Football Transfers

College football's new legal era of direct payments to players and fewer transfer restrictions has put contractual... (more story)

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5th Circ. Judge Asks Starbucks Why Co. Doesn't Want Unions

A Fifth Circuit judge probed Starbucks' labor philosophy Monday in its appeal of a National Labor Relations Board ruling that it stifled workers' rights in a smothering response to an organizing explosion in u... (more story)

Amazon Illegally Fired Union Backer, NLRB Judge Says

Amazon unlawfully interrogated employees and fired a union supporter at a San Francisco warehouse after the workers began organizing with the Teamsters, a National Labor Relations Board judge has ruled, but to... (more story)

Teamsters Decry Amazon's 'Sweetheart Deal' In NLRB Appeal

The Teamsters urged the National Labor Relations Board to reverse a judge's decision to let prosecutors end a case asserting Amazon jointly employed the workers of a unionized delivery contractor, calling the ... (more story)

Hospital Already Satisfied SEIU Drug Test Award, Judge Says

An Ohio federal judge tossed a Service Employees International Union affiliate's bid to confirm an arbitration award against a Cleveland hospital Friday, saying the hospital already complied with the award by ... (more story)

7th Circ. Backs Pension Fund's Power To Expel Penske Unit

The Seventh Circuit ruled Friday that a Teamsters pension fund didn't overstep when it tried to kick out a Penske bargaining unit in Dallas, finding it was reasonable for plan trustees to conclude the agreemen... (more story)

USW Can't Block Retiree Healthcare Shift, Pa. Judge Says

A Pennsylvania federal judge has rejected the United Steelworkers' bid to block materials manufacturer Saint-Gobain from changing union retirees' healthcare benefits, ruling that the union fell short in provin... (more story)

Mich. Plumbing Co. Hit With Overtime, Retaliation Suit

Three plumbers have sued a Michigan plumbing company and its owner, claiming they were wrongly denied overtime pay and fired after one worker contacted the U.S. Department of Labor about the company's pay practices. 

Discrimination More

11th Circ. Backs Miami Beach In Ex-Cop's Retaliation Suit

The Eleventh Circuit refused Monday to reopen a former Miami Beach police officer's lawsuit claiming she was forced out for complaining about colleagues' sexually explicit comments and behavior, finding she co... (more story)

5th Circ. Wary Of Airline's Bid To Void EEOC Harassment Win

The Fifth Circuit weighed Monday whether to leave in place a $300,000 verdict for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its sexual harassment case against SkyWest Airlines, as two judges pushed b... (more story)

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A State Law Cheat Sheet For Discrimination Attorneys

New York lawmakers advanced legislation guaranteeing workers' access to their employment file, Connecticut legislators sent a sweeping artificial intelligence bill to the governor's desk, and the California Se... (more story)

Delta Lands Tentative Deal To End EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit

Delta has struck a deal to end a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit claiming the airline illegally yanked a job offer from a pregnant worker who wasn't allowed to complete a physical screening b... (more story)

High Court Turns Away Health Workers' Vaccine Mandate Case

The U.S. Supreme Court declined a bid for review Monday from workers who said a nonprofit healthcare system and Washington state violated their rights by issuing COVID-19 vaccination mandates, leaving in place... (more story)

U. Of Oregon Women Athletes Denied Class Cert. In Bias Suit

An Oregon federal judge has ruled that four proposed classes of women athletes accusing the University of Oregon of treating them unequally compared with men did not meet class certification criteria but said ... (more story)

UAW, Auto Parts Maker Escape Race Discrimination Suit

The United Auto Workers and an auto parts manufacturer defeated a Black former forklift driver's lawsuit alleging his union failed to adequately represent him when he was fired for complaining that a white col... (more story)

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Ex-Forklift Operators Hit Freight Co. With OT, Retaliation Suit

A warehouse and freight unloading company was hit with a proposed collective action in Georgia federal court by two former forklift operators who alleged they worked as many as 80 hours per week without proper... (more story)

Manufacturer Stiffed Workers On Safety Gear Time, Suit Says

An Ohio manufacturer required hourly production workers to don safety gear and attend preshift meetings without pay, a former employee told a federal court.

DOL Clarifies OT Obligations For Quarterly Bonuses

The quarterly, nondiscretionary bonuses an employer gave to eligible employees already contemplated overtime pay and therefore don't trigger a recalculation of the workers' regular rate of pay, the U.S. Depart... (more story)

Construction Groups Challenge NY Prevailing Wage Update

A coalition of New York construction industry groups has asked a federal court to block a state law that would extend prevailing wage requirements to off-site fabrication facilities, calling it unconstitutiona... (more story)

NJ Panel Advances Bill Creating AI Rules For Licensed Pros

A New Jersey legislative committee has advanced a bill aimed at creating a model policy governing the use of generative artificial intelligence by licensed professionals across the state.

Calif. Forecast: Phillips 66 Seeks Toss Of Standby Shifts Suit

In the week ahead, attorneys should watch for a motion to dismiss hearing in a proposed wage and hour class action against oil refinery company Phillips 66. Here's a look at that case and other labor and emplo... (more story)

Wage & Hour Features Revisited: Drivers, Collective Rulings

From the latest U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether a federal arbitration exemption covers 'last-mile' drivers to the Second Circuit ruling limiting where workers can bring collectives, catch up on Law360 E... (more story)